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“We will consider offering a concession in the recovering of penalty towards water tax dues also. Often, the taps go dry due to issues with the city's water supply scheme. “The dues towards water taxes also run into crores of rupees, similar to the property tax. No such target, however, has been set towards water tax collection. The local civic body has given least priority to water tax recovery as it had decided to hand over the water supply to a private firm,” he said.The AMC has set a target of recovery of Rs 450 crore towards the property tax from citizens..